title: Recruiting nurses based on competencies needed in the restructured environment.
abstract: Although the market seems to be flooded with them, you may very well be facing a shortage of nurses. It has never been more critical to the survival of your organization to have the "right" nurses in place. By using a careful and intentional process of defining successful characteristics while your new care model is being designed, you should be able to avoid the pitfalls of recruiting during a period of urgent need. To hire the right nurses to support the restructured environment, you need to avoid the approach of hiring "all-at-once" just to fill vacancies.
authors.affiliation: Allegheny University Hospitals, Philadelphia, PA 19102-1192, USA. shermank@WPO.AUHS.EDU
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sherman
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000458:organization & administration*; D000078329:Workforce